Kathleen Freeman
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Kathleen Freeman (February 17, 1919 – August 23, 2001) was an American film, television, voice actress, and stage actress. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect.
Known for
Credits
Shrek (2001)
as Old Woman (voice)
Hercules (1997)
as Heavyset Woman (voice)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
as Miss Olin
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Muriel
The Sting (1973)
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Microwave Marge
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Sister Mary Stigmata
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
as Edler (voice)
Innerspace (1987)
as Dream Lady
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as Mother Mary Stigmata
Joe Dirt (2001)
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor (1963)
as Millie Lemmon
Chances Are (1989)
as Mrs. Handy
The Fly (1958)
as Emma
Dragnet (1987)
as Enid Borden
A Place in the Sun (1951)
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Point Blank (1967)
as First Citizen
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
as Miss March (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Spectator (uncredited)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
Dutch (1991)
as Gritzi
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
as Admissions Lady
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
as Mrs. Danvers
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
as Mrs. Jensen
The Naked City (1948)
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
Houseboat (1958)
as Laundromat Gossip
Baby Geniuses (1999)
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Ready to Rumble (2000)
as Jane King
Monkey Business (1952)
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
as Officer Hurley
Mail Order Bride (1964)
as Sister Sue
Artists and Models (1955)
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
as Nurse Higgins
The Rounders (1965)
as Agatha Moore
The Far Country (1954)
as Grits
North to Alaska (1960)
as Lena Nordqvist
The Buccaneer (1958)
as Tina
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
Actor
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
as Mrs. Perkins
The Best of Times (1986)
as Rosie
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
as Mrs. Stone
The Ladies Man (1961)
as Katie
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
as Bobby Dean Loner
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
as Miss Peabody
Confidentially Connie (1953)
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Grunski's Mum
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
as Mary Elizabeth
House by the River (1950)
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
Carpool (1996)
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
Athena (1954)
as Miss Seely
The Willies (1990)
as Miss Titmarsh
The Company She Keeps (1951)
as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
The Errand Boy (1961)
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
Appointment with Danger (1950)
as Nun
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
as Bland's Mother
Nickel & Dime (1992)
as Judge C.C. Leichter
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
as Mrs. Glucksman
Seven Girlfriends (2000)
as Mrs. Hargrove
Reckless Kelly (1993)
as Mrs. Delance
The Helicopter Spies (1968)
as Mom
Psycho Sisters (1974)
as Hilda
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
as Miss Blight
Dream Wife (1953)
as Hotel Maid
The Midnight Story (1957)
as Rosa Cuneo
3 Ring Circus (1954)
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
In the Mood (1987)
as Mrs. Marver
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
The Norseman (1978)
as Old Indian woman
No Man of Her Own (1950)
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
as Nelly
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)
as Self
The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986)
as Loraine Bender
Cry Danger (1951)
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
That Funny Feeling (1965)
as Woman at Phone Booth
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
as Mrs. Kahrney
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
as Mrs. Manzzini
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975)
as Essie
The Glass Wall (1953)
as Zelda - Fat Woman
The Unholy Rollers (1972)
as Karen's Mother
Three on a Couch (1966)
as Murphy
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
as Woman
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
as Stella Kowalski
Battle of Rogue River (1954)
as Sis Pringle
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
as Maria Baroni
Pawnee (1957)
as Mrs. Carter
Talk About a Stranger (1952)
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Once a Thief (1950)
as Phoebe
Heartbeeps (1981)
as Helicopter Pilot
Super Ducktales (1989)
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
Inside Out (1987)
Actor
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
as Sarah
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
as Lily Parker
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
as Serena Poole
Call Her Mom (1972)
as Woman
A Life of Her Own (1950)
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
as Mrs. Borg
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
as Bertha Martin
Hitched (1973)
as Rainbow McCloud
The Second Face (1950)
as Shirley
The Saxon Charm (1948)
as Reception Nurse
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
as Webber's Receptionist
Man and Cat (2001)
as Female Cat
A Perilous Journey (1953)
as Leah
Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
as Organist
Madison Avenue (1961)
as Miss Thelma Haley
Behave Yourself! (1951)
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)
as Mrs. Wilk
Glitz (1988)
as Mrs. Magyk
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995)
as Rhondas Grandma
The Canterville Ghost (1988)
as Mrs. Umney
Hollywood Chaos (1989)
Actor
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
as Chick Watts
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002)
as Self
Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
as Annie Swenson
Wild Harvest (1962)
as Goldie
Soup and Me (1978)
as Mrs. Stetson